Smith & Nephew (SNN) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$24.66 -0.13 (-0.52%)

(As of 12/20/2024 04:33 PM ET)

Smith & Nephew - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 3 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
2

Buy
1

Based on 3 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Smith & Nephew in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 3 analysts, 2 have given a hold rating, and 1 has given a buy rating for SNN.

Consensus Price Target

N/A

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SNN Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/23/23 to 12/22/24	1 Month Ago 11/23/23 to 11/22/24	3 Months Ago 9/24/23 to 9/23/24	1 Year Ago 12/23/22 to 12/23/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)
Hold	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Forecasted Upside	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

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SNN Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

SNN Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Smith & Nephew Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Smith & Nephew	Medical Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.33	2.81	2.51
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	N/A	25,827.32% Upside	14.53% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent SNN News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating
11/6/2024	Berenberg Bank 2 of 5 stars	S. England Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold
11/1/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft 3 of 5 stars		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold
6/5/2024	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy
11/28/2023	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Underweight ➝ Equal Weight
11/3/2023	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Overweight
10/31/2023	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy
10/13/2023	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Hold
4/11/2023	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight
3/7/2023	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Outperform
3/1/2023	Liberum Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy

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SNN Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: 3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Smith & Nephew in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" SNN shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in SNN, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Smith & Nephew's stock has a predicted downside of -100.00% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Smith & Nephew's stock had 2 downgrades by analysts.
: Smith & Nephew has been rated by research analysts at Berenberg Bank, and Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Smith & Nephew less than other "medical" companies. The consensus rating for Smith & Nephew is Hold while the average consensus rating for "medical" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how SNN compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSE:SNN) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Smith & Nephew (SNN) Stock Forecast & Price Target